From Public Health to Personalized Medicine: PCORI at 4 Years

Joe V. Selby, MD, MPH, is the first executive director of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). A family physician, clinical epidemiologist and health services researcher, he has dedicated his career to patient care, clinical research and administration. At PCORI, he works to identify and address strategic issues and opportunities for PCORI and to implement and administer the research agenda authorized by the PCORI Board of Governors.

Building on the foundational work of the Board, Selby leads the continuing development of PCORI as a research organization, overseeing the implementation of its research agenda, its external communications, and its work to establish effective on-going, two-way engagement channels with each of PCORI's key stakeholder groups, beginning with patients.